season 3, episode 7 - wisdom from the bees with melissa vanek

our guest for episode 7 is melissa vanek! melissa has been called a bee witch, dream witch, and green witch, and while she accepts all of these labels, she is less interested in what she is called than with simply being in, listening to and co-creating with the natural world and those who live within its boundaries. after spending many years teaching young humans about the natural world, she has taken the time and space to settle in to her landscape on east mountain in the mount tom ridge line, nestled into a nook of the connecticut river. her land made itself known as dragonfly hill, though originally pocumtuc land. melissa spends her time on dragonfly hill with her animal, plant, invisible and landscape friends and believes it was through her learnings from the bees that she became more open to all of the beings and communications happening all around. you can find her online at aylatree.com and @whispersfromthebee on facebook and instagram.

each season we read a new book about witchcraft practices around the world with the #snortandcacklebookclub, with a book review by ash and the occasional guest helping us close out the season. this season's #snortandcacklebookclub read is brujas: the magic and power of witches of color by lorraine monteagut.

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